by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 14, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
Today, the National Council on Public History (NCPH) and AASLH are releasing a first-of-its-kind report on the prevalence of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in history organizations in the United States. You can read the report, which includes an executive...
by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 14, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Kimberly Robinson, WHAC Co-chair Another year, another Women’s History Month on the books! The Women’s History Affinity Community hopes that you had the opportunity to commemorate women’s history at your site during the month of March and that you will be able to...
by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 4, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Across the United States, planning for the U.S. 250th anniversary is gaining momentum. Federal agencies, state museums, local nonprofits, and history organizations of all types and sizes have begun to plan in earnest for the United States’ semiquincentennial...
by American Association for State and Local History | Mar 30, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The new Reframing History initiative provides the field with a set of evidence-backed recommendations to communicate about history more convincingly and to build a wider understanding of what inclusive history looks like and why it is important for all of us. As part...
by American Association for State and Local History | Mar 29, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
AASLH urges The Montpelier Foundation (TMF) to honor its June 2021 commitment to treat the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC) as its full partner in restructuring the TMF Board of Directors. On March 25, 2022, the TMF Board voted to change its policy of shared...
